One dead in Descanso cabin fire

One person was found dead inside a burning cabin Sunday morning in Descanso, Cal Fire said.

A neighbor from another cabin at the same address called 911 to report the East County blaze about 8:35 a.m., said Capt. Darryl Pina. Fire crews responding seven minutes later at Los Terrinitos Road near Japatul Valley Road were driven back initially by heavy black smoke and flames.

The cabin was built on an incline and “due to the building construction and the house’s lower level, firefighters could not make access through the rear of the residence,” he said.

The identity of the person found inside the front room was not immediately released.

Cal Fire and the San Diego Rural Fire Protection District contained the fire to the structure at 10:25 a.m. The home was rendered uninhabitable by the blaze.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department bomb and arson unit is investigating.